Highest-paying jobs in Sacramento

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#50. Training and development managers

- Median annual wage: $140,160
- Median hourly wage: $67.39
- Total employment: 360 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Software developers

- Median annual wage: $141,030
- Median hourly wage: $67.80
- Total employment: 7,410 people (6.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Purchasing managers

- Median annual wage: $143,260
- Median hourly wage: $68.88
- Total employment: 270 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Compensation and benefits managers

- Median annual wage: $143,480
- Median hourly wage: $68.98
- Total employment: 130 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Aerospace engineers

- Median annual wage: $145,860
- Median hourly wage: $70.13
- Total employment: 120 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Fundraising managers

- Median annual wage: $148,870
- Median hourly wage: $71.57
- Total employment: 270 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Medical and health services managers

- Median annual wage: $149,730
- Median hourly wage: $71.99
- Total employment: 4,110 people (3.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $150,510
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 2,090 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Financial managers

- Median annual wage: $150,800
- Median hourly wage: $72.50
- Total employment: 5,050 people (4.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $153,630
- Median hourly wage: $73.86
- Total employment: 760 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Database architects

- Median annual wage: $154,150
- Median hourly wage: $74.11
- Total employment: 190 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $154,450
- Median hourly wage: $74.25
- Total employment: 490 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Human resources managers

- Median annual wage: $155,390
- Median hourly wage: $74.71
- Total employment: 1,220 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Marketing managers

- Median annual wage: $155,670
- Median hourly wage: $74.84
- Total employment: 1,620 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $156,260
- Median hourly wage: $75.13
- Total employment: 180 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $157,640
- Median hourly wage: $75.79
- Total employment: 590 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $158,230
- Median hourly wage: $76.07
- Total employment: 900 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $158,420
- Median hourly wage: $76.16
- Total employment: 850 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers

- Median annual wage: $158,760
- Median hourly wage: $76.33
- Total employment: 200 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Chief executives

- Median annual wage: $159,800
- Median hourly wage: $76.83
- Total employment: 3,710 people (3.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Managers, all other

- Median annual wage: $160,490
- Median hourly wage: $77.16
- Total employment: 3,990 people (3.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Power distributors and dispatchers

- Median annual wage: $160,630
- Median hourly wage: $77.23
- Total employment: 70 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Computer and information systems managers

- Median annual wage: $161,710
- Median hourly wage: $77.74
- Total employment: 4,230 people (3.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Natural sciences managers

- Median annual wage: $161,820
- Median hourly wage: $77.80
- Total employment: 650 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Computer and information research scientists

- Median annual wage: $161,850
- Median hourly wage: $77.81
- Total employment: 150 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Petroleum engineers

- Median annual wage: $163,310
- Median hourly wage: $78.51
- Total employment: 60 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Postsecondary teachers, all other

- Median annual wage: $164,180
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 2,200 people (2.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $164,500
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 60 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $164,520
- Median hourly wage: $79.10
- Total employment: 1,200 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $167,020
- Median hourly wage: $80.30
- Total employment: 120 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

- Median annual wage: $167,080
- Median hourly wage: $80.33
- Total employment: 650 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $168,410
- Median hourly wage: $80.97
- Total employment: 100 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Registered nurses

- Median annual wage: $169,210
- Median hourly wage: $81.35
- Total employment: 23,400 people (21.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $171,120
- Median hourly wage: $82.27
- Total employment: 6,730 people (6.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $173,510
- Median hourly wage: $83.42
- Total employment: 2,320 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Architectural and engineering managers

- Median annual wage: $189,270
- Median hourly wage: $90.99
- Total employment: 1,680 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Air traffic controllers

- Median annual wage: $192,500
- Median hourly wage: $92.55
- Total employment: 240 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers

- Median annual wage: $195,730
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 70 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Dentists, all other specialists

- Median annual wage: $201,960
- Median hourly wage: $97.09
- Total employment: 30 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $204,320
- Median hourly wage: $98.23
- Total employment: 760 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Psychiatrists

- Median annual wage: $208,850
- Median hourly wage: $100.41
- Total employment: 270 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Podiatrists

- Median annual wage: $230,530
- Median hourly wage: $110.83
- Total employment: 90 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Anesthesiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 240 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 160 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Physicians, pathologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 60 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Physicians, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 1,620 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. General internal medicine physicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 630 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Family medicine physicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 610 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Obstetricians and gynecologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: Not available

#1. Pediatricians, general (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: Not available

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Cu Fleshman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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